Sabra Ayres's Starter Pack
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@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@cwarzel.bsky.social
Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip
@wlamb76.bsky.social
Senior Staff Editor, general-assignment and breaking news, The New York Times.
@jayrosen.bsky.social
I teach journalism at NYU, critique the press, try to suggest reforms. PressThink is the name of my subject and my site.
@eliothiggins.bsky.social
Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat. Democracy isn't dead, it just smells funny.
@katestarbird.bsky.social
Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer. #RageAgainstTheBullshitMachine
@sulliview.bsky.social
Columnist at GuardianUS. Thinking/teaching at Columbia J School. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack)
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," with 20 new lessons on Ukraine, "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
@shayan86.bsky.social
BBC Verify senior journalist | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations | shayan.sardarizadeh@bbc.co.uk
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@ninajankowicz.com
☀️ CEO, @americansunlight.org 🙅🏻♀️ Author, disinformation expert, advocate for targets of online abuse. 😆 Tucker Carlson once called me a “highly self confident young woman” and meant it as an insult
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
History & Italian Professor, NYU; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
@davidakaye.bsky.social
californian. human rights, free expression, tech, international law. uc irvine. fulbright. article 19. prior: UN special rapporteur, GNI chair. go bears!
@vatniksoup.bsky.social
Creator of Vatnik Soup (www.vatniksoup.com) and The Soup Central (https://youtube.com/@TheSoupCentral)
@ruthgraham.bsky.social
National correspondent at The New York Times covering religion, faith and values. ~Texas~. Ruth.Graham@nytimes.com
@johnchu.bsky.social
The writer who won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Not the movie director. (He/him/his) Mastodon: @john_chu@wandering.shop
@anniezaleski.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling Author, “Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs.” 33 1/3 book on Duran Duran’s ‘Rio.’ Other books: Lady Gaga, Harry Styles, Pink, Christmas songs, Cher. Trans + disability rights are human rights. apstudiozaleski@gmail.com; anniez.com.
@pravda.ua
Official English page of Ukrainian media outlet "Ukrainska Pravda" https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
@umland.bsky.social
Analyst, Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies, UI: bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social. Editor, book series SPPS & Ukrainian Voices: www.ibidem.eu/en/Series/Society-Politics/. Assoc. Prof., Kyiv-Mohyla Academy: orcid.org/0000-0001-7916-4646
@claesdevreese.bsky.social
Professor of AI, society, media and democracy + Political Communication, U Amsterdam || Director of Digital Democracy Centre, SDU || EDMO || Algosoc || AIMD || Mix of work and private stuff || 🇩🇰🇳🇱🇪🇺🏃🏼🧪☕️🍿🐶🟥🦋
@bctallis.bsky.social
Thought Leadership for Helsing - AI to Protect Our Democracies | Chair @DSI_Strategy |🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇿🇬🇧 | #NeoIdealism | Post=personal, Repost ≠ endorse. Views mine
@drleviathan.bsky.social
Twitter refugee seeking news about ruZzia's disastrous invasion of Ukraine. Booster, not a poster. NAFO motorized infantry.
@radchenko.bsky.social
Historian of the Cold War and after. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor, Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. The author of “To Run the World.”
@oonuch.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative & Ukrainian Pols UoM Democracy in wartime, GeoPols EU DisInfo Vote Protest Identity Polls 🇺🇦🇵🇱🇦🇷🇪🇺 📚Zelensky Effect 📚Mapping Mass Mobilization Visit. Prof College D’Europe Prev Oxford Nuffield/St Antonys; Harvard; UofT
@olyaoliker.bsky.social
Europe & Central Asia Director @crisisgroup.org / Feminist / ❤️ punk rock / Opinions own / Endorsements clearly marked / https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/olga-oliker
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Special correspondent at Vanity Fair and host of the Fast politics podcast and MSNBC
@stefsiohan.bsky.social
Reporter in Ukraine since 2013 for Libération @libe @lesoir. Based in Kyiv. Author of a book about Zelensky. Writing about Ukraine, Central & Eastern Europe + Black Sea space in FR, EN & UA. Media Development expert. Love creative docs
@olgatokariuk.bsky.social
Academy Associate, Chatham House. Journalist, disinfo researcher, occasionally lecturer, speaker and moderator. Proud Ukrainian, currently in the UK
@shekhovtsov.substack.com
PhD UCL SSEES, visiting professor at CEU, director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity, author of books "Russia and the Western Far Right" and "Russian Political Warfare", columnist for EUObserver @euobserver.bsky.social, outdoor research fellow
@jsmirnova.bsky.social
Senior researcher for @cemas.io. Disinfo, extremism, technology. Previously, @isdglobal and journalist writing for @spiegel, @zeit, @welt. Alumna @warstudies
@mariellew.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Internet Governance at Maastricht University | Internet censorship | Platform governance | Russian politics & political communication Member of The Young Academy (KNAW) Academic editor @policyr.bsky.social
@alexzfinley.bsky.social
Former CIA, author of the Victor Caro series, watcher of yachts, alexzfinley.com alexzfinley.substack.com
@samagreene.bsky.social
Professor of Russian Politics, King's College London. Director of Democratic Resilience, CEPA. Political sociologist. Progressive. Co-author, Putin v the People. 🇬🇧/🇺🇸
@cequirk.bsky.social
Opinion research and advocacy/political strategy in declining democracies and emerging autocracies. Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answers to. Nice, FR quirkglobalstrategies.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinequirk/
@tanyalokot.bsky.social
Ukrainian academic living in Ireland. I study digital media, civic mobilisation, & networked authoritarianism. Nature & cats keep me sane. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
@colinlebedev.cpesr.fr
Enseignante chercheuse en science politique @ U Paris Nanterre. Russie, Ukraine, guerre. Quitte définitivement X le 20/1/25. colinlebedev.fr
@grovesprof.bsky.social
Prof/journalistic refugee in #sgf battling mis/disinformation. Believer in podcasting, music and photography. Co-author with @Brizzyc of “Transforming Newsrooms.” Host of #FridayHappyHour.
@disinfo.eu
Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
@luanngibbs.bsky.social
📝 Current: Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.com. 🎶 Former: DJ @ Inhailer Radio & WOXY. 📚History nerd. ⚽️❤️Southampton FC. 😻Can often be found petting kittehs.
@andreacaroleball.bsky.social
Investigative reporter at Houston Chronicle, Diet Coke addict, fluent in salty language, insanely passionate about journalism. Journo tips: https://www.tiktok.com/@andreacaroleball?_t=ZT-8u4kJNd4KB4&_r=1
@thereisnocat.com
He/Him Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! https://www.thereisnocat.com/
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@sabraayres.bsky.social
Journalist based in Ukraine. Frequently in the @latimes.com Working to support local media here for Fondation Hirondelle. Will entertain any and all conversations about dogs. Portfolio: www.sabraayres.com